Chapter X · A Peanut Noah's Ark

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From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

in actual fact

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

a component that is added to something to improve it

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

possessing life

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

plural of “denizen” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

at any time

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “giraffe” — tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

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From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

of animals or plants that have a hard shell

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

large stinging paper wasp

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

be the source of pain

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

plural of “kangaroo” — any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

plural of “moth” — typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the local environment

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

underground pod of the peanut vine

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

of superior grade

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

in a confused mass

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

plural of “tarantula” — large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

a special situation

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

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From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

plural of “toothpick” — pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

subject to a mathematical transformation

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

-ing form of “troop” — march in a procession

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading In addition to these you can have beetles of different kinds, grasshoppers, and various sorts of moths.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

which person or people

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

belonging to which person

From this reading Ever so many insects, too-the curious peanut spider, actually as large as one of those mammoth Southern tarantulas which often travel North on bunches of bananas, and the enormous hard-shelled hornet, whose sting will not hurt half as badly as its smaller cousins who are alive and whose nests are large and round, dark gray in color and appear as if made of paper.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading With the help of bits of paper and some wooden toothpicks the ground-nuts may be transformed into =Denizens of Earth, Air, and Water.= First we will catch the terrible hornet, but to get him you must select a peanut as near like Fig. 312 as you can find.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Changing one thing into another is always interesting, and the most charming part of a Peanut Noah’s Ark is that you can transform these ground-nuts into any and every kind of wild creature.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At your command they will come trooping from all parts of the tangled jungle, the elephants leading and tigers, lions, bears, wolves, kangaroos, giraffes, and others following.